This project is a C/C++ library with a
counterpart set of command line programs. Almost all library
functions are exposed to the command prompt for the purpose of being
able to embed functionality into scripts. The programs provided range
in functionality from image editing and xml parsing to simple
scripts. Please see the documentation page for a full list of
programs and there purpose.

Why
was this created?

IOE is nothing more than a collection of utilities that I created
for my personal use. They were made to provide console utilities to
automate tasks that I performed often.

The library was created because I noticed that many of the
programs that I used had similar components to them. I originally put
these functions into a tiny library. Later I moved almost all true
functionality into the library and left the programs as stubs that
call these functions. Since all these functions are fairly small,
this seemed to be a logical choice. It would add fairly little
overhead to the system and would allow for the creation of more
complicated C programs to sit on top of these functions.

The GUI XML editor in this package can be used for simple database
tasks. I realize that XML is a poor choice for any database
application, but its easy portability and vast availability of tools
for reading files makes it an excellent choice for data storage and
transmission. Especially if the data needs to be accessed by
different programs and scripts. This will not set any speed records,
but it will allow for fairly simple and straightforward tasks as
creating an “address book” application that stores its
information in a nice portable file. The forms program timestamps all
entries for use with the xmlsync command line utility that can be
used for merging 2 such database files.

Custom fields can be created using template XML files. Examples
are included (as of 2005.01.26). Some changes may be needed for
templates to load properly. As of this writing, the program must be installed
to (/usr/local/ioe) and must be executed in
the following form:

forms -t employee.tlt

That will bring up the employee list template.

med.patients

a script that assumes you have a ${HOME}/med directory where you will store data and launches the patient tracker. Just a note, the patient tracker stores records by medical record # so you must enter one before clicking open... not sure what happens otherwise.

Windows Utilities

While these may not be part of the IOE project, they are useful utilities for windows users

Zip or Executable - Winidows Directory Synchronization: Choose two local directories and it will synchronize the content based off of modification time.